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• Spain 2-2 Morocco: Iago Aspas snatches late VAR-assisted equaliser

  25-06-2018 23:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  IAN HERBERT AT KALININGRAD STADIUM:
  It’s going to be a long climb to the top of the world, if Spain are going to get there. But they narrowly avoided facing Uruguay next.
  
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• Argentina boss Jorge Sampaoli shrugs off talk of squad unrest

  25-06-2018 23:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Shrugging off talk of unrest inside the Argentina squad, Jorge Sampaoli insisted he still had the final say on team selection and will make changes to get the best out of Lionel Messi.
  
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• Chelsea will not sell Ruben Loftus-Cheek this summer but could sanction another loan move

  25-06-2018 23:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chelsea are not prepared to let Ruben Loftus-Cheek leave permanently this summer, but the Blues could sanction a second consecutive season-long loan for the England star. 
  
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• Government to launch review into safe standing as Crouch condemns abuse

  25-06-2018 23:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An emotional Crouch promised a review and admitted she had spoken out of turn but condemned her abusers. 'Football runs through my veins,' she said. She came under fire earlier this year.
  
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• 'VAR is complete and utter b******s!' - Shearer slams World Cup refereeing after Portugal clash

  25-06-2018 23:54
  Both the ex-England striker and Portugal's Joao Mario were bemused after Monday's game against Iran was subjected to frequent interruptions
  
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• Gerard Pique should have seen red against Morocco for rash tackle, says pundit Leon Osman

  25-06-2018 23:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Television pundits Leon Osman and Joleen Lescott were left questioning how Gerard Pique's two-footed challenge avoided a red card - or even a referral to the Video Assistant Referee [VAR].
  
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• Gareth Southgate calls for England to finish top of World Cup group

  25-06-2018 23:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SAMI MOKBEL IN REPINO: Gareth Southgate has demanded England finish top of their World Cup group — even though it could put them on a collision course with Germany and Brazil.
  
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• Lionel Messi facing final shot at redemption ahead of crucial World Cup showdown with Nigeria

  25-06-2018 23:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Argentina squad sang Happy Birthday to Lionel Messi after a dinner in his honour on Sunday night but it was a brief moment of harmony in Russia for the 2014 World Cup runners-up.
  
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• Argentina’s big players must step up against Nigeria

  25-06-2018 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS SUTTON - THE BOOT ROOM: Tuesday sees the climax of Groups C and D with Lionel Messi and Argentina hoping to save their campaign against Nigeria
  
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• Jamie Redknapp and Chris Sutton on whether Gareth Southgate should stick or twist

  25-06-2018 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  There may be a temptation for both managers to rotate and rest players who played in the first two victories having already qualified. Redknapp and Sutton assess Southgate's options.
  
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• Egypt manager Hector Cuper believes Mohamed Salah will play on

  25-06-2018 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Salah is reportedly unhappy with the Egyptian FA at being used for political ends, including being pictured with Ramzan Kadyrov, a man accused of numerous human rights violations.
  
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• Williams handed seeding boost after Henman hints Wimbledon will make exception for new mum

  25-06-2018 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE BY MIKE DICKSON: Henman has hinted Wimbledon may end up giving Williams a seeding for this year's Championships when the decision is announced on Wednesday.
  
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• Gareth Southgate starts small on £1.5million bonus trail

  25-06-2018 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA IN RUSSIA: Gareth Southgate has earned a bonus of only £50,000 for steering England into the last 16 of the World Cup, but could yet earn more.
  
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• French GP: Jolyon Palmer column - Unlucky Bottas should have been a title contender

  25-06-2018 23:31 via bbc.co.uk
  In his latest BBC Sport column, F1 driver Jolyon Palmer says Valtteri Bottas is unlucky to not be a title contender.
  
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• England hero Jos Buttler wants to pile more punishment on Aussies in T20s

  25-06-2018 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE BY PAUL NEWMAN: For his next trick the best, most gifted and downright freakish batsman in England’s limited-overs history wants to take his unique talents to the top of the order.
  
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• England ended win over Panama with ten players nurtured in the Football League on the pitch

  25-06-2018 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  England ended their romp against Panama with 10 players on the pitch nurtured at clubs outside the established elite.
  
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• Southgate lets his England side have a beer after perfect start

  25-06-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT LAWTON - CHIEF SPORTS REPORTER IN REPINO: There is plenty for Southgate to consider, starting with what team to select for Thursday's final group game against Belgium.
  
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• MARTIN SAMUEL: Champions fear nobody and do not settle for second best

  25-06-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The net had barely received Harry Kane’s second penalty of the afternoon when the calculations began. England, it seemed, were on their way to topping the group. Oh, the calamity.
  
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• Mark Lawrenson is an excellent summariser - he assesses the action with a smile and a clever quip 

  25-06-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DAVID PLEAT: There is no substitute for experience and Liverpool legend Mark Lawrenson has that. With the informative clarity of Steve Bower, he has scored heavily. He summarises with a smile.
  
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• Hamilton is the best of the Brits with new £40m-a-year Mercedes deal

  25-06-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail understands the quadruple world champion has finally ironed out the wrinkles in the long-delayed deal, which may be announced ahead of the British Grand Prix on July 8.
  
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• British police warn England fans not to travel without a visa for Belgium clash

  25-06-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  British police have warned England fans that any attempt to cross the Polish road border to watch Thursday’s match against Belgium will end in failure.
  
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• Alan Shearer left furious after Iran awarded late controversial penalty against Portugal

  25-06-2018 23:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alan Shearer had to stop himself from swearing on live television after Iran were awarded a controversial last-gasp penalty against Portugal on Monday evening. 
  
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• England could face punishment if fans chant about Brexit

  25-06-2018 23:06
  England fans have been warned by FIFA not to chant about Brexit during their side’s World Cup clash with Belgium.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: Best bets for Tuesday, June 26

  25-06-2018 22:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips ahead of Tuesday's meetings at Newbury, Newton Abbott, Beverley and Brighton.
  
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• Struggling Spain need Hierro steel to keep World Cup hopes alive

  25-06-2018 22:35
  Spain somehow emerged as winners of Group B but Fernando Hierro has some serious work to do to fix the problems within his team.
  
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• Cristiano Ronaldo escapes red card after VAR captures the Portugal talisman catches defender's chin

  25-06-2018 22:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cristiano Ronaldo has escaped a red card in Portugal's final group game with Iran after the talismanic forward caught the chin of Iran's Morteza Pouraliganji in an off-the-ball incident.
  
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• Santos' men survive late Saransk scare after Ronaldo penalty miss

  25-06-2018 22:17
  Mehdi Taremi wasted a gilt-edged chance after Karim Ansarifard's penalty had thrown Iran a lifeline, but Portugal survived with a 1-1 draw to make the World Cup last 16 despite Cristiano Ronaldo's missed spot-kick in a match dominated by VAR.
  
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• Uruguay 'put the brakes on' as Tabarez calms 'world champion' talk

  25-06-2018 22:15
  Oscar Tabarez was quick to shrug off suggestions Uruguay played like World Cup contenders in their 3-0 defeat of Russia on Monday.
  
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• La Roja top group despite dramatic draw

  25-06-2018 22:01
  Spain booked a last-16 World Cup clash with hosts Russia after a last-gasp 2-2 draw against already eliminated Morocco in Kaliningrad.
  
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• Ronaldo misses penalty as Spain and Portugal progress

  25-06-2018 21:59
  Spain and Portugal qualified for the World Cup knockout rounds despite struggling in their Group B matches against Morocco and Iran respectively.
  
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• Paul Clement eyes up forwards Teemu Pukki and Fernando Karanga to end Reading's goalscoring woes

  25-06-2018 21:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Paul Clement is weighing up making offers for either Teemu Pukki or Fernando Karanga in a bid to correct Reading's goalscoring ills. The Royals scored just 48 times in the Championship last season.
  
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• Belgium train for England match without Romelu Lukaku

  25-06-2018 21:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  IAN LADYMAN IN MOSCOW: Belgium manager Roberto Martinez has admitted Romelu Lukaku is a major doubt for their World Cup Group G decider against England on Thursday.
  
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• Murray welcomes back winning nerves

  25-06-2018 21:19
  Andy Murray revelled in battling the nerves of closing out a match for the first time in almost a year, as he defeated Stan Wawrinka on Monday.
  
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• Andy Murray provides welcome boost ahead of Wimbledon with dominant win over Stan Wawrinka

  25-06-2018 21:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  KIERAN GILL AT EASTBOURNE: Andy Murray provided a major boost to his Wimbledon preparations as he comfortable dismantled Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka at Eastbourne.
  
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• Croatia coach Dalic ignoring Argentina's complaints

  25-06-2018 21:07
  Argentina and Nigeria are not happy about Croatia making changes against Iceland, but coach Zlatko Dalic is "minding his own business".
  
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• Redkirk Warrior could clash with Sands Of Mali in July Cup

  25-06-2018 20:02
  Crack Australian sprinter Redkirk Warrior is expected to clash with Sands Of Mali in the Darley July Cup after both David Hayes and Richard Fahey confirmed their well-being following Royal Ascot.
  
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• Lewis Hamilton close to £40m-a-year deal

  25-06-2018 20:01
  Lewis Hamilton close to £40m-a-year deal
  
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• Scotland appoint ex-Wigan Warriors boss Shaun Wane as high performance coach ahead of 2019 World Cup

  25-06-2018 19:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has pulled off a major coup by convincing one of rugby league's most successful coaches to join his brains trust ahead of the 2019 World Cup.
  
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• Deschamps' France vow to make Denmark boss eat his words in decider

  25-06-2018 19:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Denmark manager Age Hareide was particularly withering of Deschamps and some of his leading men prior to departure to Russia. Three weeks on, as Hareide's side face France at the Luzhniki.
  
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• World Cup and F1 collide with 32 teams represented in car designs

  25-06-2018 19:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  West Yorkshire-based motor sport livery designer Tim Holmessays he imagined 'a variety of different livery designs based on the football kit of each team entering the tournament.'
  
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• Shaqiri, Xhaka fined but not banned over Switzerland goal celebrations

  25-06-2018 19:38
  FIFA has confirmed Switzerland internationals Stephan Lichtsteiner, Xherdan Shaqiri and Granit Xhaka will not be banned for World Cup games over their goal celebrations in a win over Serbia.
  
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• Australia show off their handling skills ahead of must-win Peru World Cup clash

  25-06-2018 19:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Australia may be less than 24 hours away from one of the biggest matches in their history at the World Cup, but you wouldn't know it from their final training session.
  
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• Journalist tells off fan who tries to kiss her during World Cup report – video

  25-06-2018 19:27
  A sports reporter sternly rebukes a man who tries to kiss her while she is filming a live World Cup broadcast from Russia. Julia Guimarães, a reporter with TV Globo and SporTV in Brazil, had been filming ahead of the Japan v Senegal game in Yekaterinburg on Sunday Continue reading...
  
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• Angel Di Maria recalls World Cup heartbreak as Madrid prevented him from playing in the 2014 final

  25-06-2018 19:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Angel Di Maria has opened up on the moment he realised his World Cup final dream was over, after Real Madrid prevented the Argentinian lining up for his country against Germany in 2014. 
  
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• FIFA fine Switzerland's Granit Xhaka, Stephan Lichtsteiner and Xherdan Shaqiri

  25-06-2018 19:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  FIFA have fined three Switzerland players for making hand gestures of an Albanian national symbol to celebrate World Cup goals against Serbia, but cleared them to continue playing in Russia.
  
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• Last-gasp Saudi goal earns consolation win over Egypt

  25-06-2018 19:19
  Salem Al Dawsari scored with the last kick of the game as Saudi Arabia ended its World Cup campaign with a consolation 2-1 win over Egypt in Group A.
  
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• Trevor Bayliss backs Paul Farbrace prove he should be next England coach during Twenty20 stint

  25-06-2018 19:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Trevor Bayliss has backed Paul Farbrace to grab his big chance in four Twenty20 internationals and prove he should be the next England coach. Andrew Strauss wants a closer look at Farbrace.
  
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• Germany stars enjoy a game of football tennis as World Cup holders get back to work

  25-06-2018 19:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Germany's players looked in high spirits as the World Cup holders got back to work following their last-gasp victory over Swedenat the Fisht Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
  
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• England's warriors pose! Gareth Southgate's men unwind with yoga and massages in recovery session

  25-06-2018 19:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Gareth Southgate's England squad have been limbering up in the gym following their impressive 6-1 demolition job of Panama on Sunday. England face Belgium in their last group game.
  
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• Nadal reclaims world No 1 spot from Federer after one week as pair prepare for Wimbledon

  25-06-2018 18:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Monday's new order is already the sixth change of the year at No 1 in the ATP rankings, the most since there were eight in 1999. The record is 10 switches in 1983.
  
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